0001|                         HOUSE BILL 701
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION,
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0003|     1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                        EARLENE ROBERTS
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0008|     
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0011|                             AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE; AMENDING, REPEALING AND
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0013|     ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978 PERTAINING TO THE
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0014|     DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION FUNDS.
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0015|     
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0016|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0017|       Section 1.  Section 22-8-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
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0018|     Chapter 8, Section 8, as amended) is amended to read:
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0019|       "22-8-18.  PROGRAM COST CALCULATION--LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD
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0020|     RESPONSIBILITY.--<s>[A.]</s> The total program units for the purpose
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0021|     of computing the program cost shall be calculated by multiplying
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0022|     the sum of the program units itemized as <s>[Paragraphs (1)
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<s></s>0023| <s>    through (4)]</s> <u>Subsections A through D</u> in this <s>[subsection]</s>
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0024|     <u>section</u> by the instruction staff training and experience index
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0025|     and adding the program units itemized as <s>[Paragraphs (5)
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<s></s>0001| <s>    through (7)]</s> <u>Subsections E through G</u> in this <s>[subsection]</s>
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0002|     <u>section</u>.  The itemized program units are as follows:
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0003|            <s>[(1)]</s> <u>A.</u>  early childhood education;
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0004|            <s>[(2)]</s> <u>B.</u>  basic education;
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0005|            <s>[(3)]</s> <u>C.</u>  special education, adjusted by
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0006|     subtracting the units derived from class D special education MEM
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0007|     in private, nonsectarian, nonprofit training centers;
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0008|            <u>D.  vocational education</u>;
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0009|            <s>[(4)]</s> <u>E.</u>  bilingual multicultural education;
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0010|            <s>[(5)]</s> <u>F.</u>  size adjustment; <u>and</u>
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0011|                 <s>[(6)  enrollment growth or new district
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<s></s>0012| <s>    adjustment; and
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<s></s>0013| <s>           (7)]</s> <u>G.</u>  special education units derived from
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0014|     class D special education MEM in private, nonsectarian,
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0015|     nonprofit training centers.
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0016|            <s>[B.  The total program cost calculated as prescribed
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<s></s>0017| <s>    in Subsection A of this section includes the cost of early
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<s></s>0018| <s>    childhood, special, bilingual multicultural and vocational
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<s></s>0019| <s>    education and other remedial or enrichment programs.  It is the
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<s></s>0020| <s>    responsibility of the local school board to determine its
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<s></s>0021| <s>    priorities in terms of the needs of the community served by that
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<s></s>0022| <s>    board.  Funds generated under the Public School Finance Act are
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<s></s>0023| <s>    discretionary to local school boards, provided that the special
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<s></s>0024| <s>    program needs as enumerated in this section are met.]</s>"
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0025|       Section 2.  Section 22-8-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
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0001|     Chapter 8, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:
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0002|       "22-8-19.  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM UNITS.--The
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0003|     number of early childhood education program units is determined
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0004|     by multiplying the early childhood education MEM by the cost
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0005|     differential factor <s>[1.44]</s> <u>1.1</u>. <s>[No early childhood
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<s></s>0006| <s>    education student shall be counted for more than 0.5 early
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<s></s>0007| <s>    childhood education MEM.]</s>"
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0008|       Section 3.  Section 22-8-20 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991,
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0009|     Chapter 85, Section 3, as amended by Laws 1993, Chapter 226,
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0010|     Section 22 and also by Laws 1993, Chapter 228, Section 3) is
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0011|     amended to read:
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0012|       "22-8-20.  BASIC PROGRAM UNITS.--The number of basic
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0013|     program units is determined by multiplying the basic program MEM
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0014|     in each grade by the corresponding cost differential factor as
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0015|     follows:
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0016|       <u>Grades</u>                <u>     </u>   <u>Cost Differential Factor</u>
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0017|       1 <u>through 3</u>                 <s>[1.2]</s> <u>1.1</u>
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0018|       <s>[2 and 3]</s>                        <s>[1.18]</s>
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0019|       4 through 6                   <s>[1.045]</s> <u>1.0</u>
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0020|       7 through <s>[12]</s> <u>9</u>               <s>[1.25]</s> <u>1.2</u>
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0021|       <u>10 through 12                1.4</u>."
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0022|       Section 4.  Section 22-8-21 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
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0023|     Chapter 8, Section 11, as amended by Laws 1992, Chapter 75,
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0024|     Section 1 and also by Laws 1992, Chapter 84, Section 1) is
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0025|     amended to read:
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0001|       "22-8-21.  SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UNITS.--
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0002|            A.  For the purpose of the Public School Finance Act,
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0003|     special education programs for exceptional children are those
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0004|     approved by the department and classified as follows:
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0005|                 (1)  class A programs, in which department-
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0006|     certified individuals provide services to children whose
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0007|     individualized education programs require a minimal amount of
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0008|     special education and in which the ratio of students to
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0009|     professionals is regulated by the state board;
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0010|                 (2)  class B programs, in which department-
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0011|     certified individuals provide services to children whose
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0012|     individualized education programs require a moderate amount of
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0013|     special education and in which the ratio of students to
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0014|     professionals is regulated by the state board;
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0015|                 (3)  class C programs, in which department-
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0016|     certified individuals provide services to children whose
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0017|     individualized education programs require an extensive amount of
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0018|     special education and in which the ratio of students to
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0019|     professionals is regulated by the state board;
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0020|                 (4)  class D programs, in which department-
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0021|     certified individuals provide services to children whose 
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0022|     individualized education programs require a maximum amount of
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0023|     special education and in which the ratio of students to
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0024|     professionals is regulated by the state board.  Students in
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0025|     class D programs may be enrolled in private, nonsectarian,
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0001|     nonprofit educational training centers in accordance with the
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0002|     provisions of Section 22-13-8 NMSA 1978; and
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0003|                 (5)  programs for developmentally disabled
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0004|     three- and four-year-old children meeting standards approved by
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0005|     the state board.
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0006|            B.  All students assigned to the programs for
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0007|     exceptional children classified in Subsection A of this section
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0008|     shall have been so assigned as a result of diagnosis and
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0009|     evaluation performed in accordance with the standards of the
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0010|     department before the students may be counted in the
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0011|     determination of special education program units as provided in
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0012|     Subsection C of this section.
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0013|            C.  The number of special education program units is
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0014|     the sum of the following:
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0015|                 (1)  for class A and class B programs as defined
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0016|     in Subsection A of this section, the product of the number of
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0017|     approved class A and class B programs requested by the local
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0018|     school board and certified by the department multiplied by the
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0019|     cost differential factor 20;
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0020|                 (2)  the special education MEM in class C
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0021|     programs as defined in Subsection A of this section multiplied
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0022|     by the cost differential factor 1.9;
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0023|                 (3)  the special education MEM in class D
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0024|     programs as defined in Subsection A of this section multiplied
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0025|     by the cost differential factor <s>[3.5]</s> <u>3.8</u>; and
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0001|                 (4)  the special education MEM for
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0002|     developmentally disabled three- and four-year-old children as
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0003|     defined in Paragraph (5) of Subsection A of this section
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0004|     multiplied by the cost differential factor 3.5; provided that no
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0005|     developmentally disabled three- or four-year-old student shall
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0006|     be counted for additional ancillary service units."
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0007|       Section 5.  Section 22-8-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1974,
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0008|     Chapter 8, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
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0009|       "22-8-22.  BILINGUAL MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
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0010|     UNITS.--The number of bilingual multicultural education program
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0011|     units is determined by multiplying the full-time-equivalent MEM
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0012|     in programs implemented in accordance with the provisions of the
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0013|     Bilingual Multicultural Education Act by the cost differential
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0014|     factor <s>[0.35, effective July 1, 1990; 0.4, effective July 1,
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<s></s>0015| <s>    1991; .425, effective July 1, 1992;  0.45, effective July 1,
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<s></s>0016| <s>    1993; and 0.5 effective July 1,
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<s></s>0017| <s>    1994]</s> <u>0.5</u>."
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0018|       Section 6.  Section 22-8-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1975,
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0019|     Chapter 119, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
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0020|       "22-8-23.  SIZE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM UNITS.--
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0021|            A.  An approved public school with a MEM of less than
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0022|     <s>[400, including early childhood education full-time equivalent
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<s></s>0023| <s>    MEM but excluding special education class C and class D MEM, is
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<s></s>0024| <s>    eligible for additional program units.  Separate schools
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<s></s>0025| <s>    established to provide special programs, including but not
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<s></s>0001| <s>    limited to vocational and alternative education, shall not be
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<s></s>0002| <s>    classified as public schools for purposes of generating size
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<s></s>0003| <s>    adjustment]</s> <u>two hundred and a district with a MEM of less than
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<u></u>0004| <u>    four thousand, including special education MEM but excluding
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<u></u>0005| <u>    early childhood education MEM, is eligible for additional</u>
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0006|     program units.  The number of additional program units to which
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0007|     a school district is entitled under this subsection is the sum
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0008|     of elementary-junior high units, <s>[and]</s> senior high units <u>and
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<u></u>0009| <u>    the district units</u> computed in the following manner:
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0010|                      Elementary-Junior High Units
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0011|                 <u>    200 - MEM</u> x 1.0 x MEM = Units
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0012|                         200
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0013|     where MEM is equal to the membership of an approved elementary
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0014|     or junior high school, including <s>[early childhood education
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<s></s>0015| <s>    full-time equivalent membership but excluding]</s> special
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0016|     education <s>[class C and class D]</s> membership <u>but excluding
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<u></u>0017| <u>    early childhood education membership</u>;
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0018|                      Senior High Units
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0019|                      <u>200 - MEM</u> x 2.0 x MEM = Units
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0020|                         200
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0021|     <s>[or,
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<s></s>0022| <s>                     Senior High Units
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<s></s>0023| <s>                     <u>400 - MEM</u> x 1.6 x MEM = Units
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<s></s>0024| <s>                           400
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<s></s>0025| <s>    whichever calculation for senior high units is higher, where MEM
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<s></s>0001| <s>    is equal to the membership of an approved senior high school,
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<s></s>0002| <s>    excluding special education class C and class D membership]</s>.
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0003|            B.  A school district with total MEM of less than
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0004|     <s>[4,000]</s> <u>four thousand</u>, including early childhood education
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0005|     full-time-equivalent MEM and special education MEM, is eligible
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0006|     for additional program units.  The number of additional program
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0007|     units to which a district is entitled under this subsection is
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0008|     the number of district units computed in the following manner:
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0009|                      District Units
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0010|                      <u>4000 - MEM</u> x 0.15 x MEM = Units
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0011|                         4000
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0012|     where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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0013|     early childhood education full-time-equivalent membership and
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0014|     special education membership.
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0015|            <s>[C.  A school district with over 10,000 MEM with a
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<s></s>0016| <s>    ratio of MEM to senior high schools less than 4,000:1 is
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<s></s>0017| <s>    eligible for additional program units based on the number of
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<s></s>0018| <s>    approved regular senior high schools that are not eligible for
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<s></s>0019| <s>    senior high units under Subsection A of this section.  The
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<s></s>0020| <s>    number of additional program units to which an eligible school
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<s></s>0021| <s>    district is entitled under this subsection is the number of
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<s></s>0022| <s>    units computed in the following manner:
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<s></s>0023| <s>                     <u>4000 - MEM</u>  x 0.50 = Units
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<s></s>0024| <s>                     Senior High Schools
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<s></s>0025| <s>    where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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<s></s>0001| <s>    early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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<s></s>0002| <s>    special education membership, and where senior high schools are
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<s></s>0003| <s>    equal to the number of approved regular senior high schools in
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<s></s>0004| <s>    the district.
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<s></s>0005| <s>           D.  A school district with a total MEM of greater
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<s></s>0006| <s>    than ten thousand but less than fifteen thousand, including
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<s></s>0007| <s>    early childhood education full-time equivalent MEM and special
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<s></s>0008| <s>    education MEM, is eligible for additional program units.  The
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<s></s>0009| <s>    number of additional program units to which an eligible district
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<s></s>0010| <s>    is entitled under this subsection is the number of units
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<s></s>0011| <s>    computed in the following manner:
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<s></s>0012| <s>                     <u>MEM - 10,000</u> x .l5 x MEM = Units
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<s></s>0013| <s>                        10,000
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<s></s>0014| <s>    where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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<s></s>0015| <s>    early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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<s></s>0016| <s>    special education membership.
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<s></s>0017| <s>           E.  A school district with a total MEM of greater
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<s></s>0018| <s>    than fifteen thousand but less than thirty-five thousand,
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<s></s>0019| <s>    including early childhood education full-time equivalent MEM and
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<s></s>0020| <s>    special education MEM, is eligible for additional program units. 
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<s></s>0021| <s>    The number of additional program units to which an eligible
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<s></s>0022| <s>    district is entitled under this subsection is the number of
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<s></s>0023| <s>    units computed in the following manner:
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<s></s>0024| <s>                     <u>MEM - 15,000</u> x .l5 x MEM = Units
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<s></s>0025| <s>                        15,000    
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<s></s>0001| <s>    where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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<s></s>0002| <s>    early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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<s></s>0003| <s>    special education membership.
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<s></s>0004| <s>           F.  A school district with a total MEM of greater
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<s></s>0005| <s>    than thirty-five thousand, including early childhood education
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<s></s>0006| <s>    full-time equivalent MEM and special education MEM, is eligible
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<s></s>0007| <s>    for additional program units.  The number of additional program
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<s></s>0008| <s>    units to which an eligible district is entitled under this
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<s></s>0009| <s>    subsection is the number of units computed in the following
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<s></s>0010| <s>    manner:
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<s></s>0011| <s>                     <u>MEM - 35,000</u> x .023 x MEM = Units
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<s></s>0012| <s>                     35,000
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<s></s>0013| <s>    where MEM is equal to the total district membership, including
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<s></s>0014| <s>    early childhood education full-time equivalent membership and
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<s></s>0015| <s>    special education membership.]"
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<s></s>0016| <s>      Section 7.  A new section of the Public School Finance Act
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<s></s>0017| <s>    is enacted to read:
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<s></s>0018| <s>      "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UNITS.--The
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<s></s>0019| <s>    number of vocational education program units is determined by
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<s></s>0020| <s>    multiplying the full-time-equivalent MEM in approved vocational
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<s></s>0021| <s>    education programs by the cost differential factor 0.8."
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<s></s>0022| <s>      Section 8.  REPEAL.--Sections 22-8-23.1 and 22-8-23.2 NMSA
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<s></s>0023| <s>    1978 (being Laws 1990 (1st S.S.), Chapter 3, Section 7 and Laws
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<s></s>0024| <s>    1993, Chapter 237, Section 2, as amended) are repealed.
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<s></s>0025| <s>      Section 9.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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<s></s>0001| <s>    provisions of this act is July 1, 1996.
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